diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
index fee2aaacb26b..e88749488969 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
@@ -1386,22 +1386,25 @@ static int rkisp1_register_capture(struct rkisp1_capture *cap)
 
 	vdev->queue = q;
 
+	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&vdev->entity, 1, &node->pad);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = video_register_device(vdev, VFL_TYPE_VIDEO, -1);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(cap->rkisp1->dev,
 			"failed to register %s, ret=%d\n", vdev->name, ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto error;
 	}
+
 	v4l2_info(v4l2_dev, "registered %s as /dev/video%d\n", vdev->name,
 		  vdev->num);
 
-	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&vdev->entity, 1, &node->pad);
-	if (ret) {
-		video_unregister_device(vdev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
+
+error:
+	media_entity_cleanup(&vdev->entity);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void